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The tip off that it's a scam, well other than the obvious in that Nigeria is scam central; I don't do business with folks there period, even if I knew they were legit - anyways, the tip off is PLS NOTE THAT I WANT YOU TO SHIP OUT THE ITEM TO MY CLIENT UPON APPROVAL CONFIRMATION E-MAIL FROM MONEY GRAM.
In a nutshell, the scammer is asking you to ship product merely upon receipt of an email ...
One common variation of the above scam is the scammer sends one a check/money order/certified check - many sellers don't understand that a check, even if cleared, isn't final for 10 business days; can be longer if check/money order/etc is from a foreign bank. In summery, many sellers get scammed when they deposit/cash the check, etc and then later learn, usually after they've already shipped the product, that it's bogus / stolen ... leaving the seller with no money and no product.
Here's a simple rule that weeds out the bulk of scams ...
Avoid transactions from much of Eastern Europe / Africa. Some folks here will bitch and say that's not fair and whatnot ... well, until those areas cleanup their act, it's better to just avoid them *unless* one is very savvy, has advanced fraud screening in place, and can afford to absorb some fraud.
Ron
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Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales
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